blogging

A lot of people email me and ask me how they can get started with blogging to make enough money to quit their day jobs. The majority of them have lofty goals and want to become a star in their niche. Unfortunately, not everyone can handle the burden of being a star. It is true [...]

Starting a blogging empire is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Many new bloggers assume that blogging superstars have gotten to where they are in a short period of time. That could happen from time to time. But in most cases, you need to put a lot of time and effort into building a [...]

Have you heard of the saying “you are what you write?” That may not be completely true. However, the way you conduct your business on your blog can give your visitors some indication about what type of person you are. In the past few years, I have had the privilege of meeting many generous bloggers. [...]

Have you noticed how dull some of those image-less blog posts are?  Adding images to each and every post can make your work more fun to read for your visitors. There are places where you can buy images for your website. But you don’t always have to pay. Not when you can download high quality [...]

Content is king. The better quality your content, the bigger chance you have of gaining more readers and getting recognition for your work. In a perfect world, we would spend the majority of our time developing content instead of worrying about other aspects of the blogging business. Unfortunately, you can’t just sit on your content [...]

Have you ever been in a situation where you have to meet a couple of deadlines in one day and can’t possibly get it done without doing things faster? We have all been there before. Maybe you have 5 blogs that you need to write posts for in one day and just do not have [...]

There are many people in the corporate world who are not happy with what they do everyday or the company they work for. I tend to believe that you either love what you do or you shouldn’t be doing it. Life is too short to do things that do not make you happy and feel [...]

Many new bloggers complain about their content not getting enough exposure right off the bat. Some expect people to just show up everything a new blog post goes live. That can’t be further from the truth. It’s true that if your blog is popular, your visitors are going to find out about your top and [...]

It’s surprising how many people come to believe that you can make money from your blogs with just ads. Just put up a blog and put Adsense on them, and you are good to go. But that’s a Hollywood story. You are not going to make too much money with ads. There are people who [...]

Blogging sounds easy on the surface. Most folks who have never blogged in their lives look at super bloggers and come to believe that everyone can become a successful blogger. Here is the thing. There is nothing holding you back from becoming an amazing blogger. But it won’t be easy. Not by a long shot. [...]